And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at the same time working in the places like the Met, where I could work in…

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Working mothers do an hour more per day than working fathers do and working mothers...

Working mothers do an hour more per day than working fathers do and working mothers...

I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest.

I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest.

We do not seem to be finding tomorrow's Toscas.

We do not seem to be finding tomorrow's Toscas.

Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.

Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.

So, the total number of hours spent on the stuff you have to do to...

So, the total number of hours spent on the stuff you have to do to...

You try on purpose to get players with different qualities which will rub off on...

You try on purpose to get players with different qualities which will rub off on...

As major orchestras around the world are gripped in various kinds of crises and upheaval,...

As major orchestras around the world are gripped in various kinds of crises and upheaval,...

I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always.

I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always.

Employee fathers need to step up to the plate and put their family needs on...

Employee fathers need to step up to the plate and put their family needs on...

And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and...

And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and...

If you factor in not just who's doing what at home, but how much more...

If you factor in not just who's doing what at home, but how much more...

It's just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a...

It's just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a...

Where my tastes in music are concerned, I'm a real maximalist.

Where my tastes in music are concerned, I'm a real maximalist.

More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at...

More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at...

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside...

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside...

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.

The invisible dilemma is that men face the very real problem that they don't feel...

The invisible dilemma is that men face the very real problem that they don't feel...

It wasn't that I ever knew I'd be at the Met for 20 years, or...

It wasn't that I ever knew I'd be at the Met for 20 years, or...

A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change.

A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change.

I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.

I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.